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paper

/ˈpeɪpə/PAY-pur
/ˈpeɪpɚ/PAY-pur

Meaningpapyrus

Common meaning: thin material used for writing or printing

Journey through time

  1. Latinpapyrus‘papyrus’source
  2. Middle Englishpaper‘paper’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspapyrus → thin material used for writing or printingpaper‘thin material used for writing or printing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin papyrus ‘papyrus’.

Roots

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